Calabasas High School
| Calabasas High School | |
|---|---|
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| Address | |
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22855 Mulholland Highway Calabasas, CA 91302 United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°8′17″N 118°37′39″W / 34.13806°N 118.62750°WCoordinates: 34°8′17″N 118°37′39″W / 34.13806°N 118.62750°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1975 |
| School district | Las Virgenes Unified |
| Principal | C.J. Foss[1] |
| Faculty | 75.8 (on FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,796 (as of 2012–13)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 25.6[2] |
| Color(s) |
Black, Gold |
| Athletics | Member of the Marmonte League in the California Interscholastic Federation |
| Team name | Coyotes |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Newspaper | Calabasas Courier |
| Yearbook | Oracle |
| Website | www.calabasashigh.net |
Calabasas High School is a four-year high school in Calabasas, California, United States.
Calabasas High School, which serves Calabasas, and portions of West Hills, Los Angeles, California is one of three high schools in the Las Virgenes Unified School District (along with Agoura High School and Indian Hills High School in Agoura Hills, California).
History
During the 2006–07 school year Calabasas High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education,[3] the highest award the Department of Education gives.[4][5]
As of the 2008–09 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,130 students and 77.8 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis) for a student-teacher ratio of 25.6.[2]
The school plays its football games at Keith Ritchie Field, an open-air stadium located in Calabasas, California, with a capacity of approximately 3,000. The stadium is the home of the Coyotes – Calabasas High School's football, track and field and soccer teams. It was also formerly the home field for the USL Premier Development League club, the San Fernando Valley Quakes.
In 2013 students chose a same-sex couple for homecoming queen and queen.[6]
Notable alumni
- Danielle Fishel, actress
- Gaby Hoffmann, actress[7]
- Incubus[8] - Brandon Boyd, Mike Einziger, Jose Pasillas and (formerly) Dirk Lance
- Erik Menendez of the Menendez Brothers[9]
- Jim Rome, television and radio host
- Michelle Fields, Fox News Reporter
- Rick Schroder, actor[10]
- Daniel Steres, professional soccer player
- Odeya Rush, actress
- Katie Cassidy, actress
- Ezra Butler, professional football player
References
- ↑ Front Office
- 1 2 3 4 Calabasas High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 2003 through 2006 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.
- ↑ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve." Archived November 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
- ↑ Moreno, John. "Same-Sex Couple Crowned as Homecoming Queens at Calabasas High School". ktla.com. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ↑ "Index Magazine". Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Hoobastank". Pollstar. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ↑ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives? p_product=LA&p_theme=la&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EF61891629294C0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Menendez brother admitted to slayings, transcript says", Daily News of Los Angeles, April 17, 1993. Accessed November 10, 2007. "Craig Cignarelli – who became best friends with Erik Menendez after the two met in 1986 at Calabasas High School..."
- ↑ Morrison, Mark. " A little Schroder. A little wiser. Former child star Rick (a k a Ricky) Schroder 's grown-up role on NYPD Blue could earn him a nod in next week's Emmy nominations.", USA Today, July 11, 1999. Accessed November 10, 2007. "When I finished Silver Spoons and I went back to Calabasas High School for senior year, I had a tough time."